Interview with Life Member Chris Rainnie

Chris Rainnie, when did you first get interested in baseball?
1992
What made you choose Stealers as a club to be involved with and when did you join the club?
1993 when we moved into the area and was looking for a Tball team for my son.
Tell us a little about anyone else in your family who plays or played baseball
Son Ben who played baseball from Tball through to seniors
Any other family members involved in the club?
Wife Penny who ran the uniforms for many years
What baseball organisations outside of Stealers have you been involved in?
RHBL [association body as Director of Strategy and Planning and Past President] BaseballNSW [currently on the Junior Strategic Review Commiteee]
What committee or team management/coaching roles have you had at Stealers?
over the 25 years in the club, coached all years from Tball through to seniors and held President and Secretary roles and was active on the committee plus ran café stealers for many years.
What do you think your greatest contribution has been to the Stealers Baseball and Softball Club?
Working with KuRingGai Municipal Council to secure baseball as the yearly tenant on the front field at Golden Jubilee, ensuring baseball had a home 12 months of the year.
What was your greatest memory of a game you or a member of your family played?
2 ring a bell, winning the U12 RHBL premiers trophy as coach and coaching/playing with my son and his mates and winning the C grade Div 1 GF trophy against the undefeated minor premiers.
Are you still playing baseball or have you retired, and if the latter, are you playing any other sport now?
retired from baseball and now playing golf
Where do you see the future of baseball in Australia?
As a sport, this is the best sport for kids 5-6 upwards to learn multiple skills such as running, throwing, hitting, catching and social interaction involving sharing and supporting others which will see them in great shape to play other sports at a later age or continue to enjoy playing baseball.